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They can't make me hate you, Therion.
An absolutley engaging and provoking narrative masquerading as a love story. This isn't about two people from different worlds coming together, it's about people having to deal with the politics and trauma of generational war. The writing brings out the grey morality of the world and makes you think about how war leaves scars on everyone. Oh yeah, and the romance? That's the cherry on top, making this story so much better as we share the pain of many different characters trying to live in that place they call home.
Hi, I was wondering if anybody could help me find the title of a manga I read a while back.
It was about a girl and a bonsai tree spirit who fall in love but eventually part ways because of the different nature between human and spirit.
In the end, the two separate in a bitter-sweet way, unable to stay with each other but finding new relationships and having tinges of their past love.
I would really appreciate it if anyone remembers the title!
Oww now im interested in it too
People don't seem to realize that Ayeon is projecting onto So-i. She's looking down on and telling So-i not to look at Sol as a savior. However, who is the one who wants to get close to Sol because Sol fixes their problems?Who is the one who doesn't care about the other person's feelings? Who is the one acting out of their self interests? Ayeon is.
Not to mention Ayeon is horribly manipulative. Her observant nature allows her to act quickly. She took advantage of Sol's kind-heartedness and made Sol symathetic towards her. She's just as wealthy and privilaged as So-i, yet she purposefully brings up the conflict with her parents/family so Sol will feel bad for her. She doesn't respect Sol's wishes and sticks to Sol knowing that Sol can't refuse people. She makes suggestions in her favor, not necesarily what's best for Sol. Not to mention, she's so malicious!! The things she did to So-i only ended two years ago because So-i stopped going to school!
So-i has been changing as a person. She has been gaining more confidence and is trying to deal with her sensitivity through self reflection, therapy, and honesty with her friends. She was even willing to talk things out with her abuser for Sol's sake, whereas Ayeon doesn't care about what Sol actually wants. So-i also doesn't just hang out with Sol, and we can see her relationship with other people develop, like with Dayeon.
It can be frustrating reading some of the comments because this is a great story, but some people only talk about how two girls are definitely in love. I get it, shipping is fun. There were some scenes I was oooh-ing at. I was hopeful that Ayeon would try to change. But given the way the story is going, I think it might be better to cut off this relationship.
Also, there's so much to this story than just the relationships! What about the perception of art? The struggles of being a student? Finding one's self? Reconciliation? What it means to be a friend?
It's just annoying how there's so many aspects to this story but a good chunk of the comments just cares about shipping two girls. Since most interactions with Ayeon come from Sol's perspective, it seems like Ayeon's manipulation is working on some of the readers as well.
You're right, Ayeon definitely needs to change, and she's extremely manipulative. If there's any chance of her actually getting with Sol, she'll have to seriously change and make up with So-i.
Also, I love So-i's character development too, she's even face-to-face standing up to Ayeon now. The main reason we just talk about shipping is that we don't wanna focus on all the bad stuff and how gut-wrenching it is to watch two girls with such chemistry, but such a painfully complicated relationship, fall apart
Ohhhh I see. I appreciate your thoughts! This story has been stressful for a while now, and things have really escalated the past few chapters. For me, I just can't see any good connection with Ayeon, and I prefer not to undermine her actions and the rest of the story.
I love u sm cuz every points you just said is literally what ive been thinking reading this series TT pmo so bad when all these ppl just care abt shipping and excusing the fact that ahyeon is not a good person to either everyone and sol. Its breaking my heart to see sol and so-i is in pain sm just because of her:/ i understand her position and backstory and all but untill shes rlly changed for HERSELF and not for sol,i hope there would be nothing relation between these two cuz its obv that its hurting them.
I understand where you are coming from....and tbh we all fell in love but each arc has a story to tell whether your father is a con artist or friends getting jealous and going to the extreme...basically it is a slice of life story.
And for me, I love all the direction this manhwa goes...it can also portray a toxic love or an one-sided obsession from can be So-i who knows...I am just happy with such an unique and interesting manhwa which shows all sides of the coin not just heads or tail.
Ps: I really after writing such amazing things about it, it won't crash down
thanks for saying this, i commented something similar last time and deleted it bc i already posted a lot of comments lol. but YES, it was exactly Ayeon who was actually wanting Sol to save her. it pissed me off so bad when they were using that to hate on So-i as if So-i ever asked to be saved, she just wanted her friend to maybe stop talking to her bully.
It was obviously Ayeon who wants a savior to accept her no matter how much evil shit she does
Oh yeah the art aspect that the author put in is so good! I love the part where Eppy was talking abt their stress. The comparison panels show how one’s environment changes a person